[MNJohnnie]

Ever notice that it is always the Leftists that are fixated on a person’s skin color, religion, gender, or sexual preference?

I suggest the Left get grip on their transparent habitual bigotry before having the arrogance to lecture anyone else.

[kabar]

"The Pentagon and military analysts say the downturn in enlistments partly reflects the fact that young African-Americans have broader options, pointing to the growing number of black students in college. But the decrease in enlistment also comes amid high dropout rates among African-American youths and a 7.7 percent unemployment rate in the black community, almost twice that of whites."

It is interesting that the MSM is now decrying the fact that blacks and minorities are becoming less and less overrepresented in the military. They still are despite these declining enlistment rates. "Despite the sharp decline in enlistments, the percentage of blacks in the military still slightly exceeds that of the general population: 14.5 percent in the military, as of 2005, versus 12.8 percent in the US population."

I wonder how much the attitudes of blacks[and others] about the military are affected by people like Rangel and Murtha and Kerry. Who wants to sacrifice their life for a "mistake?" The drumbeat of the Dems and the MSM about the military and their role in Iraq has to have some effect on enlistment. You can't separate the mission from the troops. And then there is the matter of our failing inner city schools.

There is also the perpetuation of the myth that blacks suffered disproportionately higher casualties in Vietnam. The facts say differently. And in Iraq, 9.37% of the military deaths in Iraq have been black or less than their overall percentage of the force.

[seemoAR]

People of the professional, perpetual, victim mentality always need somebody else to blame for their failures and never look at themselves. :0)